Gerard Smith - ProfilesArchive

About Me

I'm a singer/sonwriter/instrument banger just trying to make a living expressing myself. I've played in all sorts of bands around Detroit over the years, and I'm in the acoustic period of my life, I guess. Although maybe not completely. It's hard to say. I'm working on a new recording with the mighty Tim Pak at the moment, so we'll see what happens. If you like the material that may or may not be on this site, check out the website (gerardsmith.net).

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Member Since: 5/10/2005
Band Website: gerardsmith.net
Band Members: Myself, or the Bowzies (a combination of Len Wallace, Kevin Devine, Terry Murphy or Frank Kennedy and me), or Tim Pak on recordings.
Influences: Christy Moore, Planxty, The Bothy Band, The Clash, Blue Oyster Cult, Cabaret Voltaire, Gyorgy Ligeti, Peter Maxwell Davies, Al Green, James Brown, Minor Threat, Black Flag, The Minutemen, firehose, Husker Du, The Beatles, Bill Monroe, Khaled, Soundgarden, Outkast, The X-ecutioners, Cat Stevens, Ralph Stanley, Rory Gallagher, Sweeney's Men, The New York Dolls, Jimi Hendrix, Parliament-Funkadelic, The Dubliners, The Clancy Brothers, Wire, David Bowie, Valentin Silvestrov, and everything else that I've listened to more than once.
Sounds Like: Hard to say. Some sort of aural goulash, I guess.
Record Label: Beagletone
Type of Label: None

My Blog

Joey

Joey is a little beagle that we rescued from the Detroit dog pound. We don't know how old he is. He's very happy and energetic, and is trying his best to fill the terrible void that was created in t...
Posted by Gerard Smith on Tue, 11 Sep 2007 09:50:00 PST

Mickey

I'm sorry I haven't been so up to date with this thing. My poor little beagle, Mickey, whose picture is in my album, was diagnosed with a strange, terrible disease that goes by many names, apparently...
Posted by Gerard Smith on Thu, 19 Jul 2007 07:29:00 PST

?????

So I got to see John Adams conduct his Violin concerto with Leila Josefowicz as soloist. It was even better than the version that they recorded, which is my favorite among the three that I have. He ...
Posted by Gerard Smith on Mon, 02 Apr 2007 09:36:00 PST

Whoops

I know that one should enter things in a blog more frequently than I do, but what can I say? I get busy. Ten songs are ready for mix down for the new CD, with another four or five to go. That's bee...
Posted by Gerard Smith on Wed, 31 Aug 2005 01:16:00 PST

Home again, home again, jiggity jig

Know what I'm saying? The drive is a beeeeotch. I almost fell asleep and drove off a mountain in Tennessee. For real, if anyone knows of places between Detroit and Atlanta that would do a decent pa...
Posted by Gerard Smith on Mon, 01 Jan 1900 12:00:00 PST

In and out

In from Chicago, out to Atlanta. Chief O'Neill's was crowded on Friday, sparse on Saturday. Must have been the rain on Friday during a holiday weekend. We'll (Terry Murphy and I) have to get back t...
Posted by Gerard Smith on Mon, 01 Jan 1900 12:00:00 PST

Off to Chicago in the morning

With Terry Murphy at Chief O'Neill's Friday and Saturday, 5.27 & 5.28. Stop on in and say howdy.
Posted by Gerard Smith on Mon, 01 Jan 1900 12:00:00 PST

Nice trip

Nice trip to South Bend. They have new monitors and a sound man at Fiddler's Hearth. Absolutely lovely sound on stage. I hope Chicago goes as well.
Posted by Gerard Smith on Mon, 01 Jan 1900 12:00:00 PST

Road time coming up!

South Bend, IN tonight (Fiddler's Hearth), Chicago, IL next weekend (Chief O'Neill's), and Atlanta, GA the week after (Limerick Junction). Stop on in and say hello!
Posted by Gerard Smith on Mon, 01 Jan 1900 12:00:00 PST

Arrrgh!

How does it happen that people can walk up to a stage, after hearing you playing Irish folk ballads for an hour, and ask for dance music?
Posted by Gerard Smith on Mon, 01 Jan 1900 12:00:00 PST